Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Technology, Consumer Services and Financials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX gained 0.30%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Gemalto (AS:GTO), which rose 2.61% or 1.13 points to trade at 44.44 at the close. Meanwhile, Randstad Holding NV (AS:RAND) added 1.97% or 0.97 points to end at 50.21 and Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG) was up 1.40% or 1.030 points to 74.600 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Altice NV (AS:ATCA), which fell 2.31% or 0.45 points to trade at 19.00 at the close. SBM Offshore NV (AS:SBMO) declined 0.98% or 0.14 points to end at 13.64 and Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class A (AS:RDSa) was down 0.87% or 0.205 points to 23.370.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 70 to 56 and 12 ended unchanged.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 5.07% to 12.20.
Crude oil for September delivery was down 0.25% or 0.12 to $47.47 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October fell 0.28% or 0.14 to hit $50.59 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.87% or 11.26 to trade at $1279.14 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.37% to 1.1736, while EUR/GBP rose 0.40% to 0.9123.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.41% at 93.72.